Sporting star makes comeback, injury lay-off surprises Rui Borges | OneFootball

Pedro Gonçalves’ injury has been one of Sporting’s main headaches during this break for international fixtures. However, Rui Borges has good news: the player may return to the squad even before the derby against Benfica.

After being injured in the game against Santa Clara on November 8, with an estimated four-week recovery period, there were fears that the number 8 would miss the match against their eternal rivals on December 5, but that now seems unlikely.

In fact, according to the newspaper A Bola, Pote may even get some minutes on the pitch before that match. Sporting’s goal is to give the forward some playing time either against Club Brugge (Champions League) or Estrela da Amadora (Liga Portugal Betclic). Most likely, it will be against the team from Reboleira.

Even so, it is 100% certain that the player will be unavailable for Rui Borges for the match against Marinhense, valid for the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup, which will take place next Saturday, November 22, at 6:00 pm.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Pedro Gonçalves - valued at 30 million euros - has already played 17 matches: 11 in Liga Portugal, four in the Champions League, one in the Portuguese Cup, and one in the Super Cup. During the 1,394 minutes he’s been on the pitch, the ‘number 8’ for the Lions has already scored nine goals and provided six assists.

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